Wheel.



No. 867,710. PATENTBD 00T. s', 1901;

W. EIGHERS.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JANH?, 1907.

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vllllllll//Aly l No. 867,719;

tin'newand useful Improvements in Wheels, ot which the following 'is aspecication.

v prevent it from lieing transmitted to' the frarne of the vehicle. u 1 '.'A further. bject` `1s'|t,o` simplifyfand reduce the ex. pense iinanufactiire. and-maintenance r f`a'vehi'cle wheel b'y providing a construction -whichvvill dispensewirhthe oldinsryrire. f The invention consists'generally in variousconstrue.` tions-and combinations, all as hereinaiter described `and particulerly pointed outV in t'liezclainrnsv Inrtlie accompanying drawings, forniing partoithis specification, Figure l is arside elevationiof afwhee'l" embodyingmy invention. 'partially insection showing the arrangement' andconstiuction of the huhl Fig 2"- iss sectional viewon the line x-eof Fig. Fig-. en'

a detail view showing the manner ofmounting the hub attlieinner ends of. the blocks.'l i

. In the drawing','2 representsthe wheel rim having a metal-.tireS and a seriesofspokesli which radiate from' a ring 5'tl1at is concentric with the 'W'lieel and composed preferably oi channel bar iron, lwith itsl open side toward the center ofthewheel sind its outer surface i'rm-.

n' ing bearings for the en'ds of theispokes which are preierably secured byj screws or bolts 6 that 'pass through the flangesl of. the ring and throughf the ends ofthe spokes. 'u v 7 is a wheel hub rha'ving annular parallel' 'tlanges' on each side of its center. Bolts'9 .pass throughtliese 'ilanges andy are connected by springs 10 With bolts 11. thatare adjustably mounted in therin'g forthepur-f pose of vincreasing or decreasing ftheltension of the! springsf Plates l2 cover thespace 4tveentlfre flanges 8 and the ring 5 and normally concelthe springs from view. The axle box fits within the hub -7 andfth'efload will becam'ed thereby and the' tension on thesprings so regulated .that any movement of the hub in either direction Will be yieldingly resisted bythe springs and any shock or jar transmitted 'from the rim of the wheel y will be taken up by the springs. The ring 5 will have a 'A Speeitlcatimini of Letters Patent.A 'i u Applisinssid January 7,1907..

` W1I;L IA M siennes-topfMINNEAPoLis, MINNESOTA."

l l EL' A Patented'oct. 3,1907; sesamo. 351,063.

suliicient sliding inovementfon 4the flanges St-o allow thewlreel to-move up and down or forward and lmck, 5.()V I 1.` A,whe el comprising h'rim ha ironA concentric 'w extending inwardly t rd .the s'nid huh; n Lhul) W-ltlihr. said rinh*I having outwnriiyJ extending annular flanges. the space hetvveen vvsaid' iidngeslcorrespondlng substantially"- to. the Width o i Asiii'd ring,'bolts connectingsnid zlngcs.'

led springs hailing 'their "bolts and their outer` ends 1 ing,i'aiid plntessecured'on the tliinges of saidl 'ring und 'stantiallyns described..

yhnvingsliding- Contact with the flanges, onsnid huh, su b with saidv rim a Almb'vvithirrsaid 'ring hn'ving outwardly entending annular -Ilnn `ges, the spacebetween said flanges 'corresponding substantially to 'the' width of -snld ring. coiled-springs buying thei vals-'to `sniiii flanges andetleir outer vends con ring; :ind plates contacting with seid ilunges und ivlth lthe 'edijes of said .ring-and having'a slidingm'ovement 'on one 'of them,v substantially its desc1'll)ed. 4

3l lA Wheelconiprlsini'; nV rim nnd tire, n. rinmpf channel bur iron lconcentric .with said rim 'fin "extendinginwardly towrd lthe center of. the whe'ei. :i hub witliin' 'snd ring `h nving outwnrdly extending annulmda'nges bolts connecting said iinnies,` coiled springs having their innerfends uttuched' to seid bolts und their outer said flanges aiid..the edges of sn'ld .ring and having n -siidin'g bearing on one of theiii, substantially 'as described.

4. A wheel comprising a' rim and tire, and n rim: within said rim und concentric" therewith, spokes hn'vlm:r their 'ends rigidly secured to said ring und lriml n huh within said rlng having. outwardly i extending iiangesg'roilld springs having their inner ends attached to sxlid flanges. bolts connected 'to the outer ends of snid springs und pnssiug'throngh said ring betweensald4 spokes :md ndjnstnhlo' ,in salida-lng tol regulate the tension of said plates urmngedto contact with snid ring and havingsliding bearing on one of them..

' In witness whereof, I have hereunto set-my lmndihis 31st dny of December 1906.

ilnnges, und

Witnesses RICHARD IAUL,

WILLIA )I EICIIERS.

J. B. Eni'.

varied according tothe 55'`- size. oi therw'heel r-the characte1"ot theyehicleand the.

innerr ends connected to Vsnid'-65 ndjnstablyconnected to snidj4 2. A wheel-comprising arim andtii'e, n. ring' concentric v7() r'in'ner endsattached at internecied to snid 75 d hnying its nuires 80 ends connectedfto snid ring, sind plates coninctinirwlth S5 

